The Vasectomy Bill

Really? Men will never do that. Am anxious to see how far this bill will go.

It's about time someone tries to put restriction on the male gender. After all, look how they try to control what females can and cannot do.

Most likely won't go anywhere, but it's a good thought!

Good morning to all-

As a resident of the Great State of Alabama, I am offended by the statement that Alabama republicans are not smart enough to figure it out. hell, all politicians in Alabama are not smart enough to figure it out

But limiting this bill to 50 year old males seems counter productive to me. I mean it's good for the ego and self-opinion for most middle aged men to think that they'd get much of a chance at "activity", but to be effective, the bill really ought to be aimed at say, 18 year to 30 year old men.

Passing laws to limit access to health care- of any kind- is just the kind of garbage that the repubs and their "evangelical" supporters roll and gamble in.

Vote the garbage out- we can do better.

good day to all- Ed

Interesting. Visited with a young man I know, here, just last week. He and his wife have five children, ages 9 to 18. She decided she wanted another one. He had a vasectomy some years ago. Visited with a local surgeon. Reversal of the vasectomy was $12,000 with a 20% chance of success. Elective surgery so no insurance coverage. His wife found a clinic in Oklahoma that only does reversals. That surgeon divorced his first wife and remarried. They wanted to have children of their own, but he had undergone a vasectomy with his first wife. The surgeon found the reversal process unaffordable for so many... with many surgeons relatively unfamiliar with microsurgery. Went back to medical school and studied microsurgery. Opened the Oklahoma clinic.

The local couple headed down there. A couple tests and the surgeon told them $1,500 with a 90% chance of success. Super Bowl Sunday, his wife found she is pregnant. (Won't even get into the discussion of their ages and a newborn with their oldest being already 18.)

So... here's my proposal. If reversal is that simple, we require vasectomies at age 16. Once a couple can produce a marriage certificate... or a certified authorization signed by both man and woman... insurance will cover the $1,500 for a reversal. Should assist in prevention of many unwanted pregnancies in teenaged girls. Still would not wipe out the rape/incest issue. That needs handled with mandatory castration if a man is found guilty of such. If a man is charged with rape or incest, all 12 jurors should be female.

I have daughters and granddaughters. When I'm elected POTUS, the above will be signed into law!

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I love uppity women and the men who support them!
You go Rep Hollis!

Ruby K, I like your Valentine avatar too!

Those little hearts are giving me a hankering for the little hot cinnamon hearts. It's too cold for me to go out and get some. Besides, tomorrow they'll be 50% off.

The DNA bank would prove fatherhood, but not prove the ability... or willingness... to support those fathered.  Some years ago, a professional football player was killed in an auto accident.  He was supporting 11 children by 7 different women.  His entire estate was left to his mother.  Even though a class action suit was filed, not one of the children could get hold of a single cent towards their ongoing support.  There was something about how his agent and his mother had "invested" his money so even he would have had trouble getting his hands on it.  The support for the children had been coming from his salary and when that stopped... so did the support.
Courts can garnishee wages for child support.  Yet, deadbeat dads can quit work and find cash employment.  Or, if they have fathered a "litter" with multiple women, even working there is not enough money to provide adequate support.
An alternative to the required vasectomy would be mandatory birth control implants in girls under age 21... or until legally married.  Regardless, it is sad when we even have to visit about such means to an end.  The GOP politicians seem to think it is okay for men to impregnate young girls.  (Alabama, are you listening!)  And, in cases of rape or incest, it is the fault of the female and, therefore, they should be forced to carry to term.  I am not an advocate of abortion for birth control.  However, I do not believe politicians should be passing legislation that restricts a woman's right to have a medical procedure to save her own life... to end a pregnancy caused by being raped... or to end a pregnancy caused by being assaulted by a family member.  The alternative could possible be any such legislation be required to include funding enough for child care, education through college or trade school, and medical/dental/vision insurance until age 25.  Politicians, however, will never do something like that because it's always the female's "fault" and life goes on.